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A series of unprovoked attacks on Jews in New York City could be part of a disturbing new game among inner-city youths called the “Knockout†game or “Get the Jew.â€
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is looking into a series of attacks on Jews in Brooklyn, but videos of gangs playing the game are cropping up all over the country.
The name of the game is to show one’s machismo by sucker-punching an unsuspecting victim and knocking them out cold. Video surveillance of young blacks playing the game have cropped up in major cities all over the country.
One Jewish man in Brooklyn told CBS New York that his 12-year-old son was attacked last Wednesday because he was dressed in traditional Jewish clothing.
“It’s clearly anti-Semitism,†he said. “One, full strength with his fist, whacked him, punched him, on the side of the face, full force.â€
CBS reports that a teacher was attacked in Pittsburgh, and in London, a teen was hit from behind. On Nov. 10, a 78-year-old woman was attacked in Brooklyn.
Video also shows a 19-year-old Jewish man being sucker-punched in Brooklyn.
“He was actually holding an expensive camera. And they punched him and nothing was stolen,†Rabbi Yaacov Behrman told CBS New York. “And they’re playing a game: ‘Knockout.’ ‘Knock out the Jew,’ maybe. And they’re going around the neighborhood punching Jews.â€
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind said the attacks are not about robbing people, but about targeting Jews.
“I think there have been a total of eight [incidents of anti-Semitism] since September, middle of September,†Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, CBS New York reported.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/20/thugs-targeting-jews-disturbing-knockout-game/
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is looking into a series of attacks on Jews in Brooklyn, but videos of gangs playing the game are cropping up all over the country.
The name of the game is to show one’s machismo by sucker-punching an unsuspecting victim and knocking them out cold. Video surveillance of young blacks playing the game have cropped up in major cities all over the country.
One Jewish man in Brooklyn told CBS New York that his 12-year-old son was attacked last Wednesday because he was dressed in traditional Jewish clothing.
“It’s clearly anti-Semitism,†he said. “One, full strength with his fist, whacked him, punched him, on the side of the face, full force.â€
CBS reports that a teacher was attacked in Pittsburgh, and in London, a teen was hit from behind. On Nov. 10, a 78-year-old woman was attacked in Brooklyn.
Video also shows a 19-year-old Jewish man being sucker-punched in Brooklyn.
“He was actually holding an expensive camera. And they punched him and nothing was stolen,†Rabbi Yaacov Behrman told CBS New York. “And they’re playing a game: ‘Knockout.’ ‘Knock out the Jew,’ maybe. And they’re going around the neighborhood punching Jews.â€
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind said the attacks are not about robbing people, but about targeting Jews.
“I think there have been a total of eight [incidents of anti-Semitism] since September, middle of September,†Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, CBS New York reported.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/20/thugs-targeting-jews-disturbing-knockout-game/